| Briefs: Taunton selects Ingram as distributor
The Taunton Press, based in Newtown, Conn., has selected La Vergne-based Ingram Publisher Services Inc. as its exclusive distributor to the book trade in the United States. Taunton is a renowned publisher dedicated to serving a growing market of home design, home-building, gardening, cooking, crafts and woodworking enthusiasts. .
Sartor Hamann leaving mall
Longtime jewelry store Sartor Hamann is closing its doors at Foothills Mall at the end of the month, citing lost anchors and lack of traffic at the city's aging mall. Sartor Hamann's departure ends a 24-year relationship between the family-owned jewelry store and Fort Collins. .
Wal-Mart gets nod in Suisun
Although their decision is only advisory, the Suisun City Planning Commission unanimously voted Tuesday night in favor of a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter. The commissioners voted 7-0 that they were satisfied that the environmental documents associated with the proposed store on Walters Road near Highway 12 sufficiently addressed any concerns they had. The City of Suisun City Council now will consider the issue in a meeting set for Feb. 12. That meeting will decide whether or not the council will override a decision by the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, also advisory, which voted against the project. The council would need an approval vote of at least 4-1, for four-fifths, to override the land-use group's decision. Because of this aspect, Suisun City Attorney Sky Woodruff explained, the planners' decision would be only advisory.
Pawn Shop Christmas Deals
In fact, lots of people found exactly what they were looking for, that they couldn't find anywhere else. Marian Wilson: "I went to Wal-Mart and various other places looking for a clock like this and couldn't find it."Kelsea Shook:"We have a lot of games other stores are out of."Dee Hayes: "Couldn't find any video games my son wanted anywhere, not anywhere in Idaho Falls. I've been to every video store."Richard Boardman:" Went shopping today to get a flash and take pictures for tomorrow, none of the stores sell flashes for equipment." Did you think a pawn shop would have it all. Not only that but some of these prices are hard to beat.David Nygard: "Its about two thousand dollars and I sell it for four hundred."Wilson:"They're cheap and they're affordable prices and sometimes it's the uniqueness of the things you get from here."Kendra Nygard: "You probably can't find brass knuckles anywhere but pawn shop that's why we come here." From little things, to the bigger things.Araksya Karapetyan:"How much does this cost?"Nygard:"Selling it for nineteen hundred."Karapetyan:"Nineteen hundred for a platinum ring? Sounds good.
West Salem High seniors work hard to prepare for the future
Jevning, a part-time cashier at Reader's Guide, and Nicodemus, who is on the sales team at the local Great Harvest Bread Co., are saving the bulk of their earnings for a future at a four-year university. But it's not just cash that they are taking from this experience. "My job is helping me grow the characteristics I want to portray when I go off to college," said Nicodemus. "A positive attitude, a hard-working spirit, patience, self-control and a constant passion for whatever events are present in my life." Jevning agrees. "All the work experience I have has helped me to develop a strong work ethic, as well as public relation skills," she said. "When you have a job, it gives you some appreciation for the difference between needs and wants. I now have a greater appreciation for all the things my parents have bought me and the money they have spent on me through the years." Students at West Salem High are encouraged to follow these girls' example in preparation for their futures.
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